One well-known contract manufacturer of smartphones has faced increasing demands of Chinese workers in terms of wages, then decided to invest more actively not only in the acquisition of robots, but also in their production. To realize the need to automate the production of the company come in different ways, and Reuters recently explained why this is happening in Japan among the representatives of medium-sized businesses. Under medium-sized companies in this case, it is customary to understand organizations with a staff of 100 to 499 people.

Japan is facing a rapid aging of the population. And if earlier we had to hear that robots are needed by the country to care for elderly citizens, but now the opinion is voiced that they are also required to fill vacancies that could previously have been occupied by people of working age. The number of the latter reached a peak in 1995 - then there were about 87 million people of working age in the country. At present, their number has decreased to 76 million people, and by 2065 it may have been reduced to 45 million people.

This financial year, which began in April in the calendar of Japanese companies, is likely to show growth in revenue from robot manufacturers, the source said. According to some forecasts, Japanese companies of medium size will raise the investment by 17.5%, and some of this amount will be spent on equipping production with robots.

The company Kawasaki, which produces a universal "humanoid" robot height of 170 cm, notes the growing demand for its products from electronics manufacturers, drugs and food. Hitachi, which produces construction equipment, notes the growing demand for robotic excavators that use the GPS satellite positioning system to determine the "work front". The use of such construction equipment reduces the expenditure of time by half.

In one of the Japanese hotels, there are only three people for 100 rooms, the rest are 140 robots and an artificial intelligence system. In each room, for example, there is a "personal assistant" with the function of recognizing faces and voice, which is able to handle and perceive the voice requests of guests. Initially, such assistants were developed for home use, but now the demand for robots of this profile is demonstrated not only by hotels, but also by hospitals and banks. Experts believe that China and South Korea can use the experience of Japan to solve similar demographic problems that they will face in a few years.